Join Amazon EU Retail's Other Hardlines (OHL) Product Family in any one of our EU locations and impact our supply chain across Europe. As a Strategic Supply Chain Manager, you will build an in-depth understanding of Amazon's commercial frameworks, operational processes, and programs. You will work with our largest vendors to drive end-to-end supply chain collaboration and improve strategic operations, aiming to maximize product availability for customers while reducing costs, generating free cash flow, and enabling optimal service.
This position can be based in any Amazon EU Retail location: London, Manchester, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Munich, Luxembourg.
Key job responsibilities
You will design, agree, and implement long-term supply chain roadmaps with category and strategic vendors as part of joint business planning with clear yearly goals. This will involve:
* Pitching, negotiating, onboarding, and scaling supply chain programs such as buying and sourcing programs, inbound simplification and consolidation, external fulfillment.
* Improving availability by analyzing ordering inputs, defining action plans, and implementing solutions internally and with vendors.
* Driving scalable improvements in inbound optimization operations.
* Partnering with business (category) and central teams to drive initiatives that deliver growth, enhance customer and vendor experience, and improve profitability.
The Strategic Supply Chain Manager will also act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for a specific pillar, leading process improvements, identifying defects, reducing waste, and increasing supply chain effectiveness.
This role allows you to "hit the ground running" and make a transformational impact by establishing relationships with C-Level decision-makers (Commercial & Supply Chain) of strategic vendors.
Basic Qualifications
* Masters degree in Business or a Supply Chain discipline, or a similar degree with an analytical focus.
* Multiple years of experience in supply chain negotiations, inventory planning, operations, retail, consulting, and/or finance.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with negotiation experience.
* Proficiency in Excel.
Preferred Qualifications
The ideal candidate can lead and influence both internal and external teams in an ambiguous environment, maintaining a customer-centric approach. They should be highly organized, self-motivated, analytical, and thrive in a high-energy environment, preferably with experience in supply chain and operations.
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